The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation will look into an incident in Crawford County where man was tasered after allegedly trying to run down deputies with a tractor. The incident happened December 26th when sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of an assault involving a rural Manilla couple.
Deputies arriving on the scene say they were confronted by 51-year-old Daniel Hinners who allegedly started chasing them on a tractor. Deputies fired shots at the tractor tires to try and stop Hinners. Hinners then jumped off the tractor, but refused to surrender and deputies tasered him. Hinners is facing a variety of charges, including assault on a peace officer, interference with officials acts and domestic abuse assault.